[rtpnet-tact] [Fwd: [ctcnet] Accessible Extreme Home Makeover]

[OC Disability Awareness Council]

judy it was an excellent program, it was the second of its' tpye aired.  thanks for acknowledging it.

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From: rtpnet-tact-bounces at rtpnet.org on behalf of Judy Hallman
Sent: Thu 9/14/2006 4:38 PM
To: Triangle Area Centers for Technology
Subject: [rtpnet-tact] [Fwd: [ctcnet] Accessible Extreme Home Makeover]
 
To TACT list:

I see this program listed Sun. 8:00 pm on WTVD. The description:

> Part 1 of two. Marlee Matlin hosts an episode featuring a home remodel for a special-needs family with a blind father and grandmother, two daughters with their dad's degenerative eye disease, and a son who is deaf and suffers from severe allergies.

   Judy Hallman

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Subject: [ctcnet] Accessible Extreme Home Makeover
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:04:52 -0400
From: Russ Holland <russholland at ATAccess.org>
Reply-To: <russholland at ATAccess.org>
Organization: Alliance for Technology Access
To: <ctcmembers at lists.ctcnet.org>

Hi all,

The season opener of Extreme Home Makeover, to be shown by ABC this Sunday,
September 17, features a New Jersey family whose search for assistive
technology tools was facilitated by TECHConnection, our ATA Center in
Shrewsbury, NJ.

Joanne Castellano at TECHConnection (www.techconnection.org) was contacted
by LaDeana Huyler, National Manager of the Microsoft Accessibility Resource
Center (MARC) project, in which many ATA Centers participate. TECHConnection
staff  worked with program staff and consulted on the assistive technology
provided to the Llane family as part of the makeover, which included
iCommunicator, Zoomtext, portable magnifiers, color detectors, Click Pocket
Money Brailler, and wireless GPS systems.

While we have not had the opportunity to preview it, we anticipate that this
program will increase the awareness level of assistive technology and its
potential for a mainstream audience. We anticipate a spike in requests for
information and referral to the ATA office and members as well quite
possible as CTCNet members.  Both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, who are
sponsors, anticipate a large volume of calls and emails. They  will be
referring many of those requests on to us and our networks.  Should you
receive a request and wish some support in responding to it, please do not
hesitate to contact me directly at russholland at ATAccess.org.

The house has been dubbed the "Z-Home" because it goes beyond extreme for
all of its technology innovations. The show will be hosted by Marlee Matlin
who is an actress that is deaf.

Russ Holland
Program Director
Alliance for Technology Access - the network of grassroots organizations,
companies and
individuals enhancing the lives of people with disabilities through
technology.
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www.ATAccess.org
russholland at ATAccess.org

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